French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 18 to 24/01

Evening Update Friday 22 January 2021

French Health Minister Olivier Veran has said that the government has ordered enough vaccines to protect all French people before the end of August Evening Update Friday 22 January 2021 Read More

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Lunchtime News Friday 22nd January 2021

A PCR Covid test will be mandatory for all European travellers arriving in France from midnight on Sunday. The measure will only be exempt for frontier workers and land transport. Lunchtime News Friday 22nd January 2021 Read More

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French and Riviera News Friday 22nd January 2021

As intensive care services in the Alpes Maritimes are on the verge of saturation a first Covid patient from the hospital in Antibes has been transferred by helicopter, to a hospital in Marseilles. French and Riviera News Friday 22nd January 2021 Read More

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Evening Update Thursday 21 January 2021

French Health Minister Olivier Veran has said that if the so-called British variant of the coronavirus increases "significantly" then a new lockdown would "probably become an absolute necessity" Evening Update Thursday 21 January 2021 Read More

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Lunchtime News Thursday 21st January 2021

Switzerland has placed travellers from the Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur and Monaco on its red list due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Lunchtime News Thursday 21st January 2021 Read More

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Traffic report

A burst water pipe on the moyenne corniche in Cap d’ail is causing chaos for motorists this morning with a diversion in place. Motorist are advised to avoid the area and take an alternative route authorities and police are still on site. Traffic report Read More

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Traffic report

Major delays this morning following a gas leak near the train station at Cagnes sur mer Traffic report Read More

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French and Riviera News Thursday 21st January 2021

A person has died after being hit by a train at La Seyne sur Mer, in the Var on Wednesday. French and Riviera News Thursday 21st January 2021 Read More

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Evening Update Wednesday 20 January 2021

A French government spokesperson has said that there will be no changes in national restrictions this week. Evening Update Wednesday 20 January 2021 Read More

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Lunchtime News Wednesday 20th January 2021

A 36 year old man has died following an accident on the route de la Môle in the Var. The accident happened on Tuesday evening around 10pm when the motorist lost control of his vehicle which rolled over several times. Lunchtime News Wednesday 20th January 2021 Read More

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French and Riviera News Wednesday 20th January 2021

The regional health agency has announced that 32 additional deaths from Covid have been reported in the Alpes Maritimes region. Figures released on Tuesday showed that six people had died in the region’s hospitals and 26 in nursing homes. French and Riviera News Wednesday 20th January 2021 Read More

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Evening Update Tuesday 19 January 2021

French Health Minister Olivier Veran has said that "200 to 300" new cases of Covid19 per day are believed to be carriers of the so-called British variant. Evening Update Tuesday 19 January 2021 Read More

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Lunchtime News Tuesday 19th January 2021

As the Principality continues its vaccination campaign Monaco’s Minister of State, Pierre Dartout, will be vaccinated today. Emails are to be sent today in Monaco to invite those between the ages of 65 and 74 as well as those under 65 at high risk, to be vaccinated. Lunchtime News Tuesday 19th January 2021 Read More

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French and Riviera News Tuesday 19th January 2021

A second college in the Alpes Maritimes has had to close due to Covid. Monday saw the Bellevue college in Beausoliel close its doors to students for at least a week as a precaution after 15 cases of Covid were identified. French and Riviera News Tuesday 19th January 2021 Read More

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Evening Update Monday 18 January 2021

A new study has estimated that the British coronavirus variant accounts for 1.4% of all newly diagnosed coronavirus cases in France. The French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, INSERM, added that the variant could become "dominant" in France between late February and the middle of March Evening Update Monday 18 January 2021 Read More

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Lunchtime News Monday 18th January 2021

A pirate platform has caused chaos on the first day of the opening of a vaccination centre in Toulon in the Var. Lunchtime News Monday 18th January 2021 Read More

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French and Riviera News Monday 18th January 2021

As the vaccination campaign against Covid continues in France with today, all people over 75 and at high risk being vaccinated, the Prefect of the Alpes Maritimes, which began vaccinations a little earlier at the end of last week, has asked for “no more appointments to be made for the time being” French and Riviera News Monday 18th January 2021 Read More

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